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However, since the Local Government Act 1972, only the southern third has been in Cheshire, with almost all the rest lying in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside. An area of saltmarsh and reclaimed land adjoining the south-west of the peninsula lies in the Welsh county of Flintshire.
Bordering is the River Mersey to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and the River Dee to the west; the borough of Cheshire West and Chester occupies the remainder of the Wirral Peninsula and borders the borough of Wirral to the south.
Oct 11, 2024 · Wirral, metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of Merseyside, historic county of Cheshire, northwestern England. It occupies the major portion of the Wirral peninsula, which is bounded by the River Mersey, the Irish Sea, and the River Dee.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
To the west, Cheshire contains the south of the Wirral Peninsula, and to the east the landscape rises to the Pennines, where the county contains part of the Peak District.
Jan 24, 2024 · Famed for its world-class golf links, chic towns and café culture, the Wirral is where the Cheshire countryside meets the sea. The peninsula is just 15 miles long and seven miles wide but towns and villages from Willaston, via Neston, Heswall through to Hoylake and West Kirby offer good housing, schools, leisure, countryside walks and beaches.
- Nigel Howle
Jan 10, 2023 · It is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside with parts of South Wirral being part of the county of Cheshire. Wirral has towns within it such as Hoylake, West Kirby and New Brighton but the closest city is Liverpool which has two cathedrals (which makes it a city).
Jun 29, 2022 · The Wirral stands between the rivers Dee and Mersey, and faces out into Liverpool Bay and the Irish Sea, long considered as part of Cheshire and standing as independent as possible from the rest of Merseyside.
